Wichita eagle., 1887-10-25
THE COURTS.
POLICE COURT.
J. r. KING, Secretary.


Yesterday was another very busy day in
the police court, and Judge Dixon found hi:
patience sorely tried in hearing the stories
and disposing of the cases of the various
persons who appeared before him.
Thomas Riley, Thomas Ingham and Frank
Baker were the first callers In the morning.
"Al beastly drunk, your honor, when we
picked them up on the Streets explained the
policemen. They all acknowledged the offense
and were each fined So and costs, Ipgham
was the only one who paid; the others will
be found for the next ten days on the stone
file. Henry Hall and John Campbell were
also added to this gang later in the day; and
so would have been S. A. Flynn had he not
watch to put up as security for the amount.
Tim Minaham took man who represented
himself as needy member of the craft to
which Minahan belonged, into a restaurant
and gave him a good supper and money
enough to pay his lodging. Later when he
found out he had been imposed upon he look
ed up the rascal and gave him whipping.
When called upon to plead to assault he said
guilty and explained the circumstances. The
Judge assessed the smallest possible fine 81
and costs which were paid.
Albert Snow and W illIam Smith, two
Young men who were running their horses
on the streets Sunday afternoon, were ar
rested by Officer jenkins Between them
both they managed to scrape up enough
enough to pay their fines.
Five gamblers. Mike Gsult, Frank Smith,
Will Clarkson, A P. Matthews and w. NJ.
Walters, were winged on East Douglas
avenue. Matthews was found not guilty
the others were each fined $40 and costs. By
a close inventory of their cash it was found
that they could raise but S2S. This amount
was placed to their credit and execution of
sentence for the remainder was suspended for
a few days.
Mr.. Christian was accused Of carrying con-
cealed weapons; he had stopped overy in the
city on the way to his ranch in the western
part Of the state and falling into bad COM
pany was picked up at the subsistence of q
healthy racket in a West Douglas avenue
with cut in his forehead and gun of no
small proper tions concealed in his boot leg.
He was guilty as charged end paid s. of the
81 assessed as fine.
John Clark came up in the evening to pay
IS for drunk; John Smith and 1.
Malone each deposited $50 with his honor for
the prilege of being Migrants"
JUSTICE COURT.
The usual amount of business was disposed
of by the Justice courts. Judge Barrett
heard State vs. Lou Hall. The defendant is
the mistress of the ''Iron Clad" and the
prosecuting witness, out Of spite for i'll
treatment be had received at the place, had
her arrested for keeping g brothel. She
pleaded guilty to the charge and paid the
fine assessed.
The case against Sam Arnold for
assaultins Doc Black was set for yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, but was continued
until later in the week. Another assault
case was that against Bill Freeman. The
case was tried once before in the police
court, and was compromised without coming
to trial before Judge Walker.
PROBATE COURT.
Marriage license was yesterday issued TO
the following: J. c. Baker, of Rice county,
and Maggie McCutchun, Valley Center; o.
W. Black, of Marion Center, and Stella
Barnes of Sedgwick county; Warrisun
Wright and Laura Caker, both of Wichita.
The latter couple were married IN the
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